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Adelaide University Psychiatry Society is excited to present Medfest 2019. Medfest is an annual mental health film festival dedicated to raising awareness and curating discussion about important mental health issues.

Each year, a coordinating team of psychiatry trainees in London source 3-5 films from around the world concerning a central theme. This year's theme is Inside Outside. Each of the films we plan to showcase will explore the the discrepancy found between our authentic inner worlds and our skin-thick outer projections, as well as, the stigma attached with mental illnesses.

Between film screenings, a group of expert South Australian panellists will discuss their understanding about the ideas presented. This will feature Dr Jaklin Eliott (psychology), Dr Leslie Koopowitz (psychiatry) and Dr Andrea McKivett (social determinants and Aboriginal studies).

Doctors' Health SA in partnership with the South Australian Salaried Medical Officers Association (SASMOA) and Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation invite doctors, medical students and medical professional organisations to the inaugural #crazysocks4docs South Australian Launch.

The Australian Lesbian Medical Association (ALMA) Conference has been announced from August 16-18 in the Blue Mountains, NSW.

Would you like to mentor our new Medicine students?

At the recent grand round at the Royal Adelaide Hospital today (Tuesday 23/04/19) discussing the move to the "new MD program", it was mentioned that Emedici would be phased out from the Year 4 General Surgery program.

At Australian Gastroenterology Week this year, GESA are running a "generalist" Gastro-Hep update. This occurred for the first time in Brisbane last year with greater than 300 attendees. It is an opportunity for people NOT directly involved in Gastroenterology and Hepatology to hear from the experts at low cost with many topics covered and an opportunity to attend more of the meeting also if they are so minded.

The Balint Society of Australia and New Zealand (BSANZ) essay competition is for medical students, and has been run in 2015 and 2017. First prize is $500 with the opportunity for publication.